New single from Rikkai Young Kan!

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan
Date of release: 10 November 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10146
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Taisetsu na Hito e by Marui Bunta

Title: Taisetsu na Hito e
Artiste: Marui Bunta
Date of release: 21 April 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10140
Price: 777 yen

Taisetsu na Hito e (To the person I treasure) by Marui Bunta

Title: Taisetsu na Hito e
Artiste: Marui Bunta
Date of release: 21 April 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10140
Price: 777 yen (inclusive of tax)

Marui Bunta's first solo single

Title: Undecided
Artiste: Marui Bunta
Date of release: 21 April 2010
Catalog number: NECM-10140
Price: 777 yen (inclusive of tax)

Rikkaidai Tapestry

Title: Rikkaidai Tapestry
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Price: 1575 yen (inclusive of tax)
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Rikkaidai Can Badge Set

Title: Rikkaidai Can Badge Set
Number of patterns: 2
A: Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi & Kirihara / B: Yagyuu, Niou, Marui & Jackal
Price: 735 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Rikkaidai Seal Mousepad

Title: Rikkaidai Seal Mousepad
Number of patterns: 3
A: Yukimura & Sanada & Yanagi / B: Niou & Yagyuu / C: Marui, Jackal & Kirihara
Price: 315 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: Mid March 2010
Produced by: Movic
Distributed by: Animate

Owaranai Ai by Rikkai Young Kan

Title: Owaranai Ai (Neverending Love)
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan (Niou, Yagyuu, Marui and Kirihara)
Date of release: 21 October 09
Catalog number: NECM-10134
Price: 800 yen (inclusive of tax)

Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2

Title: Tennis no Oujisama OVA ANOTHER STORY ~ Kako to Mirai no Message Vol.2
Price: 5,250 yen (inclusive of tax)
Date of release: 25 September 2009
Catalog number: BCBA-3479
Produced by: Bandai Visual
Number of discs: 1

Track List:

1) Part 2 of Naniwa no Oujisama

2) Rikkai Retsuden ~ Ouja ni Idomu Hangyakuji (Rikkai Passionate Legend ~ The rebellious guy who challenged the King)
Basically, this is the story of how Kirihara joined the tennis club and was defeated flatly by the Top 3 i.e. Yukimura, Sanada and Yanagi. As such, this is why the members in the team look younger than their Year 3 and Year 2 stage. Sanada looks so good even with just half of his face shown...I must be going nuts over him again. ^__^ Akaya looks so cute...much more than Echizen, in my opinion.

Premium footage: Aru Hi no Oshitari 2 - This time round, it will be Oshitari Kenya and the clip features a comedy skit involving Seigaku and Shitenhouji players.

Gyoka Kenran by Rikkai Young Kan achieves Oricon No.18 ranking!

The final Tenipuri CD release of the year, "Gyoka Kenran" by Rikkai Young Kan (Yagyuu, Niou, Marui and Kirihara) made it to No.18 on the Oricon weekly single ranking for the week 29 Dec 08. According to Oricon, the estimated sales figure for the first week of release is 4,833 copies. This marks a stellar ending to the Tenipuri CD franchise for 2008 and we'll wait and see if Aozu and Cap to Bin can create waves on the album chart with their New Year releases on 1 Jan 09!

業火絢爛 Gyoka Kenran by 立海ヤング漢 Rikkai Young Kan (Rikkai Young Men)

Title: Gyoka Kenran
Artiste: Rikkai Young Kan (Niou Masaharu, Yagyuu Hiroshi, Marui Bunta & Kirihara Akaya)
Date of release: 20 December 2008
Price: 800 yen
Catalog number: NECM-10117
Produced by: TY Entertainment
Distributed by: King Record

Tennis no Oujisama OVA Zenkoku Daikai Fan Disc - The Time Comes Around Remix

Title: Tennis no Oujisama OVA Zenkoku Daikai Fan Disc - The Time Comes Around Remix
Date of release: 19 December 2008
Catalog number: BCBA-3398
First press premium: Seigaku & Rikkaidai special photos
Normal version premium: Liner notes
Total run time: 60 minutes

Tenipuri Mekke Merchandise - Rikkaidai Poster

B2-size poster featuring the Rikkaidai team including Yukimura, Sanada, Yanagi, Niou, Yagyuu, Marui, Kuwahara and Kirihara!

Product Code: 4530430122042

Price: 500 yen

Size: B2 (H514mm x W728mm)

Where to get it: Mekke!

Otanjoubi Omedetou, Marui Bunta!

Today's the birthday of Marui Bunta, the volley specialist from Rikkaidai! Although he has limited exposure in the manga and anime, Bunta is a well-known favourite among fans who find his gum-chewing and dessert-craving traits cute. By the way, he can also be considered as the "idol" of Akutagawa Jirou from Hyotei as shown during the Kantou final when Jirou was awake throughout Bunta's match. Jirou was practically exclaiming with joy whenever he saw Bunta show off his specialities. I wonder if the serve-and-volley players are deliberately set out to be the cute-guy type since Eiji, Jirou and Bunta happen to have similar character traits of being bubbly and child-like at times. Here's more information about Bunta according to the fanbook 20.5:

School: Rikkaidai Fuuzoku Chuugakkou Year 3
Birthday: 20 April
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 164cm
Weight: 62kg
Blood Type: B
Play Style: Serve and Volley (Right-handed)

Favourite Shoes: Wilson Crossfire DST 02 (S1121X)

Favourite Racket: Wilson Triad 3 115
Special Techniques: Namiwatari (Crossing the net) and Tecchuu Ate (Hitting the pole)
Favourite Food: Everything
Hobbies: Biking
Family: Grandmother, parents, and two younger brothers
Father's occupation: Employee at a manufacturing company
Subjects good at: Japanese language, music
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Type of Girl: Those who give him food